Lippitt Hall

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Lippitt Hall was held on October 8, 2008.

 

The University celebrated the renovation of Lippitt Hall with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 8, 2008. Built in 1897, Lippitt Hall is one of the oldest buildings on the Kingston Campus.

The $8.9 million, basement-to-roof renovation modernizes the building with wireless technology and updated classroom spaces, while restoring the building's exteriori keeping with its Tudor-style architecture.

The renovated Lippitt Hall will once again be home to the URI Honors Program and will be the new home of the Department of Mathematics. The use of Lippitt for academic programs supports the University’s master plan to concentrate academics around the historic Quadrangle, putting teaching and learning at the heart of the campus.

Lippitt Hall History

The history, unique architecture, and central location of Lippitt Hall on the Quadrangle have long made it one of the most recognizable buildings on the campus.

Lippitt Hall was named for Charles W. Lippitt, governor of Rhode Island at the time of the building’s completion and an early supporter of URI. Designed by Providence architects Stone, Carpenter and Willson, the building was constructed of locally quarried granite. Over the years, Lippitt Hall has been used as a drill hall, armory, gymnasium, recital hall, chapel, library, and dining hall, and has also housed classrooms and administrative offices.